From Arms Dealer To King of War - Chapter 531

Chapter 531 Go big

Once people’s thinking is clear, they will behave very smart!

Under the overwhelming advantage, Choga not only did not take away his property and army, but even prepared to send him to a higher position, allowing him to legally hold power. Comey could not help but be grateful to him.

Because Comey knows he is not irreplaceable!

After the thinking is clear, the work will be smooth.

Although Comey still didn’t know what Choga would do, he understood that he was already on board.

Put the wife and children in Sangha Town, one is to show loyalty, and the other is for their safety.

Once Comey made it clear that he wanted to support the new Butembo government, he would be the first to be targeted if the new government’s policies touched the interests of warlords in the future.

Send his wife and children to Sangha Town, and he will have no worries.

At this moment, Choga really appreciates this ‘big man’ Comey.

This guy’s brain is actually average, but he is absolutely decisive in his actions.

When Qiaojia was in a hurry, he needed such a person to help.

It is impossible for P·B to spend a long time fighting warlords in North Kivu Province, air force bombing or large-scale shelling. After the war enters the small-scale and low-intensity Afika rural war, it cannot be used indiscriminately.

Choga needs someone, a native who can balance the power of Ngonga and suppress those little mindless warlords at the same time.

Watching Comey board the Mi-8 helicopter, Choga turned around and looked at Minam who had been silent, and said with a smile: “Mr. Prime Minister, do you want to go to Butembo together?

Our new mayor may not be able to control the situation. Having the Congolese Prime Minister stand for him will make him feel a little bit more at ease, right? ”

Minam knew that Choga was giving him a chance to seize political chips, he nodded happily and said, “Of course I do, I believe the entire Kinshasa government is happy to see North Kivu return to calm.

Jackal, you know what? We are all envious of the state of Sangha Town!

I know that integrating North Kivu is not actually your task, but things have developed to this point, and I certainly hope that P·B can take on greater responsibilities.

Once you can defeat those warlords who privately mine minerals, we can integrate those mineral resources…”

Choga was amused by Minam. This guy has the traditional greed of Afika politicians, and he gave benefits very simply and rudely.

That means that you are responsible for killing the jackal, and we are responsible for transferring the qualifications of unowned minerals. It is best to integrate them into their partner mining companies.

In fact, Chogalai’s mission in North Kivu was not to rebuild a new government from beginning to end.

Instead, they used the prestige of defeating Nwankenu to suppress the “big man” Comey.

Let him recognize P·B’s status in North Kivu Province, and finally take down the six tantalum mines completely, while avoiding excessive conflicts with the locals.

But the situation is different now. When Choga wants to participate in formulating the rules, then he has to show that he is different from those greedy mining companies and warlords.

Defeating small warlords everywhere and taking away those unowned mines will only make P·B the same as those warlords.

This is not only not worth the loss, but it is also easy for people to grasp the excuse.

A few days ago, Lu Jun put forward a bold idea. Standing at the current position, Qiao Jia felt that he could change his strategy and set his sights on a bigger picture.

Waving his hand to reject Minam’s request, Choga said with a smile: “Mr. Prime Minister, I think we are cooperating very well now. If you are considering our mining company, then I can assure you that you will earn enough money.” Spend a lifetime of money.

But I believe we all understand that being rich is never a big deal.

The political arena of any country is always in rotation. I think if you can leave a substantial amount of assets to those who come later, it is actually protecting your own wealth and safety in disguise.

To be honest, it’s a lot of pressure to be pinned on by others, but it feels great to be supported by others! ”

Minnam froze for a moment, and said curiously: “What is your plan?

Use those illegally mined minerals to trade with those mining companies in exchange for their…”

Qiaojia sneered and shook his head and said, “It’s getting late, let’s get in the car, and I’ll have a brief talk with you in the car.”

Minnam glanced at Njila who had no interest in Choga’s plan. He shook his head and smiled, and followed Choga into a Mirosh armored vehicle with a strange expression.

“Jackal, tell me what you think. If the method is really feasible, maybe I can promote legislation to bring South Kivu into the same track.”

Choga glanced at Minam, smiled and shook his head and said, “Do you know why the local government in Congo is so weak?”

Minnam lowered his head and pondered for a while, and said: “Because of the arms embargo imposed on me by the United Nations, we can only rely on military assistance from major powers.

This situation actually makes it impossible for our army to expand, and it is impossible to suppress those opposing forces, leading to the rampant local warlords. ”

Choga was stunned for a moment, and said: “Mr. Prime Minister, let me say something disrespectful, sometimes a strong army is not necessarily a good thing for Afika.

The Mobutu government in Zaire was very strong, but what was the final result?

We should not attribute all the problems to Mobutu’s greed and cruelty. The failure to sort out the interests is the reason why Mobutu lost.

Why did I win over Comey even after supporting an Ngonga?

Because I know that only by bringing in local people to share benefits can everything go smoothly.

Otherwise, just suppressing rebellion and dealing with criticism from the outside world will make me exhausted!

The core problem in the Congo is not the conflict between the North and the South, tribal disputes, or ethnic conflicts, but your inability to sort out the ownership of interests.

North Kivu and South Kivu, two major mining provinces, can be very rich, but why does everyone hope that they will continue to rot? Even the Congolese think it should be like this?

That’s because Congolese people know that even if North Kivu and South Kivu become rich, it’s not good for them.

And as these two places become richer, the capital and power formed in them will actually squeeze the living space of other people.

Everyone can’t tell when it’s worse, but when something gets better, those people will be under a lot of pressure.

There is a saying in China called ‘Don’t worry about being too few, but worrying about inequality’!

Believe it or not, if North Kivu becomes richer, but you have not established a benign benefit transfer system to benefit people in other places, as long as someone instigates it, Congo will risk another civil war.

The North-South issue in the early Congo, as well as the conflict between the wealthy Tutsis and local tribes, was actually rooted in the conflict between the rich and the poor.

Some areas have benefited due to geographical reasons or other reasons, but they are unwilling to share with poor brothers.

Separation is already the mildest result, and the worst result is the Afika World War in Congo.

The same country, when the rich areas ignore the demands of the poor areas.

What would the poor and penniless think?

When I am hungry, I will not be happy if you have a piece of steamed bun in your hand. If you don’t share it with me, then I will grab it. Shit smell. ”

Minnam suddenly felt a little cold in his vest after hearing this. He was a person who had experienced that war, and he represented the interests of some wealthy classes in southern Congo.

Choja’s generalizations may seem vulgar, but that’s what it seems to be.

Looking at Boss Joe’s deep eyes, Minam said, “It’s not as exaggerated as you said, is it?

Then what are you going to do? ”

Choga shook his head with a smile and said, “What can I do? I am not the person in power in Congo. Now I just want to sort out the distribution of benefits in North Kivu, and then let everyone enter the same track.

First develop, and then consider whether to fight or continue to expand the interests of the plate. ”

While speaking, Choga looked at Minam, shook his head and said, “Let’s go back to the original question, the lack of control of the Congolese local government is rooted in lack of money.

Those unowned mines are now chips, which attract those small warlords to accept the new order.

If they are willing to cooperate, we will provide them with legitimate status, let them give up their status as warlords, and exist in the form of mining companies.

Let them mine, sell, and pay taxes!

There must be disobedient people, and Comey is the one who beat them. If Comey can’t solve it, P·B can do it for him. ”

Minnam frowned and said, “I don’t see any difference from the past.

The mines are still in the hands of those warlords, we can’t control their transactions, and we can’t talk about tax collection.

Clarifying their status will become an obstacle instead! ”

Qiaojia said with a smile: “What if the minerals they dug out can only be handed over to one company?

Brother, recruitment cannot be unconditional, of course, we have the advantage, so if we give them the minerals, it is not too much to ask them to sell all the minerals to a company, right?

Those mining leather bag companies stationed in Butembo bought minerals from warlords, and what they were doing was illegal. It is reasonable for us to drive them away, right?

But those big companies have actually invested in real money. With the lessons learned from the Belgian mining industry, and now with Walker Mining’s blow to the head, they still have to be reasonable if they want to stay in the Congo, right? ”

Minnam said excitedly when he heard this: “So we are not moving the interests of big companies, but those leather bag companies that cause turmoil.

Jackal, tell me the truth, is your so-called ‘one company’ your company?

If you want to monopolize part of the mining resources in North Kivu, then you definitely need the help of investors! ”

Choga laughed angrily at Minam’s appearance, he shook his head helplessly and said, “It’s not my company, but a friend of mine who wants to build a mineral refining industrial park in North Kivu.

While he can fully invest, he can also sell 49% of the interest to me in exchange for my support and protection. ”

While speaking, Qiaojia looked at Minnam with a ghostly look of wishing to hear more, and he said with a smile: “You know I am not a person who eats alone, my original plan was to take 9%, and the remaining 25% as cloth. The final 15% of Tember’s financial revenue is handed over to the Kinshasa government.

But now I’ve changed my mind! ”

Minnam heard this, and quickly said: “Why? I think this kind of distribution is very good for Billy.

If, according to what you said, this company can control the ore direction of the unowned mines, then we will control the finances of the warlords in disguise and allow them to pay taxes in proportion.

This is a very good way, and everyone will benefit from it! ”

Qiaojia shook his head and said: “Because when I came here, I wanted to take over those tantalum mines, and it was just incidental to help my friends win opportunities.

The reason for attacking Nwankenu is because I want to find an entry point to intervene in North Kivu through the attack on Princess Emina by the Walker Company.

But now I’m **** going to be the boss of North Kivu Province. Although it’s a bit sudden, shouldn’t I think in the long run?

Could the integration of six tantalum mines be the same as the integration of most of North Kivu? ”

Minnam understands Choga’s style. He knows that Choga won’t eat alone. At this moment, he said like a cat scratching his heart: “Jackal, tell me, what exactly do you want to do?”

Joga cast a glance at the excited Minam, and said with a smile: “Using my friend’s company to consolidate so much funds is cheating them, and it will also give Daddy Afika an excuse.

So I was thinking about whether to go to France to acquire an investment bank.

I want to put all the transaction funds in my own bank, and the 49% of the proceeds can be used as Butembo’s fiscal revenue. Only when the government has money can it find infrastructure companies to repair those **** roads, and then it can have money Maintain a reliable army.

Only when the government has money can it pay attention to the lives of civilians and build as much infrastructure as possible…

Schools, hospitals, markets…

By making the plate bigger, the bank can absorb more funds and create greater benefits.

Make the plate bigger, and the bank can export funds to invest in lending. With those free minerals as collateral, those warlords will become the best customers.

We only need to persuade them to protect the interests of miners according to our requirements, and we can push up their labor costs. In this way, we can ask them to borrow money to buy mining equipment in order to reduce the number of workers, and in fact improve the working environment of miners.

And once they owe money, but their ability cannot keep up, they will be eliminated soon, and they will withdraw from the mining market without us even killing people.

This is the most gentle solution I can think of, while avoiding corpses everywhere. ”

Talking about it, Choga looked at Minam whose eyes were about to pop out, and said with a smile: “Dude, you are the Prime Minister of Congo, you have always seen a little bit of the market.

I won’t explain why I chose the Bank of France. How much money a bank can make in North Kivu is up to you…

Such a bank needs a lot of shareholders, so let me ask you, are you interested? ”

Minnam looked at Choga like a ghost, and said, “Private investment bank?

Jackal, can you really do it? ”

(end of this chapter)